PERIODIC REPORTING EXERCISE ON THE APPLICATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION SECTION I Application of the World Heritage Convention by the State Pady State Party: ......PAKISTAN ............................................... LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Application of the World Herita e Convention by the state party Form (Section-I). 9 2. Map showing World Heritage Sites in Pakistan 3. Books/Leaflets a) Taxiia Museum, by Mr. M. A. Halim, Department of Archaeology & Museums. b) Thatta by Mr. ldris Siddiqui, Department of Archaeology & Museums. c) Moenjodaro by Mr. Tahir Saeed, Department c~fArchaeology & Museums. d) Lahore Fort (Leaflet) e) Rohtas Fort (Leaflet) f) Shlamar Garden(Leaf1et) Periodic Reporting Exercise on the Application of the World Heritage Convention Section 1: Application of the World Heritage Convention by the State Party 1.I. Introduction Organisation(s) or entity(ies) responsible for preparation of this reF Organisation: Department of Archaeology 8 Museums Person responsible: Saeed-ur-Rehman (Director General) Address: 27A, Al Asif Building, Shaheede-Millid Road, City and Post Code: Karachi - Pakistan Telephone: 92-214520638 Fax: 92-21-4526558 E-mail: [email protected] Date of the report: 21-09-2002 Signature On Behalf Of The State Party Signature: Name: Saeed-ur-Rehman Function: Director General I 1.2 Identification of the cultural and natural properties This ltem refers in particular to Articles 3. 4 and 11 of the Convention regarding the identification of cultural and natural heritage and the nomination of properties for inscription on the World Heritage List. NationalInventories Inventories of cultural and natural heritage of national significance Form the basis for the identification of possible World Heritage properties. lndicate the organisation(s) or institution(s,) responsible for the preparation and updating of these national inventories (if different from those named under question 003). Organisation. Department of Archaeology 8 Museums Person responsible: Saeed-ur-Rehman (Director General 1 Address: 27A, A1 Asif Building, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, City and Post Code: Karachi - Pakistan Telephone: 92-21-4520638 Fax: 92-214526558 E-mail: [email protected] lndicate if and to what extent inventories lists andlor registers at the local, state andlor national level exist: At present 391 archaeological siteslmonuments are registered as "Protected Sites/Monurnents" in terms of the antiquities Act, 1975 at national level by the Department of Arcliaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan. I Have you undertaken the preparation of lists or of national inventories on one or several of the following levels: NATIONAL ( ) yes STATE IPROVINCE ( )yes LOCAL I). NO inventory (list or registry) has been developed When was (were) the inventory (inventories) compiled, please give date(s): 2001 -2002 Tentative list Article 11 of the Convention refers to the submission by States Parties of inventories of properties suitable for inclusion in the World Heritage List, so-called Tentative Lists. Have you submitted a Tentative List of natural andlor cultural properties in your country since your adhesion to the World Heritage Convention: YES Provide the dates of submission of the Tentative List (if any): Provide the date of any revision made since its submission (if any): Name institution(s) responsible for identifying- - and delineating the properties included in 'the Tentative List (if different from those named under question 003): Organisation: Department of Archaeology 8 Museums Person responsible: Saeed-ur-Rehman (Director General) Address: 27A, Al Asif Building, Shaheede-Millat Road, City and Post Code: Karachi -Pakistan Telephone: 92-214520638 Fax: 92-214526558 E-mail: [email protected] Describe the process of preparation or revision of the Tentative List and give details (if applicable) concerning the involvement of local authorities and population: All such properties which met the criteria for the inclusion of cultural properties in the World Heritage List of UNESCO are proposed by the Department of Archaeology and Museum after completing the legal formalities involved in the process as laid down in the Antiquities Act, 1975 and World Heritage Convention of 1972. Necessary approval I N.O.C. regarding legal ownership etc. are obtained from the local authorities of the property concerned before proceeding the matter with UNESCO. Were the local authorities consulted for the identification: YES Was the local population consulted for the identification: YES Nominations ~istthe properties that have nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List, giving the name of the property, the date of subm~ssion and, if applicable the date of inscription or extension. Also include properties that were deferred, withdrawn or not examined by the World Heritage Committee or its Bureau: World Heritaqe SiteslMonuments: 1. Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro. Criteria c (ii) (iii) 2. Archaeological Ruins at Taxila. Criteria c (iii) (iv) 3. Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and neighboring city at Sahr-i-Bahlol. Criteria c: (iv) 4. Historical Monuments of Thatta. Criteria r: (iii) 5. Fort and Shalamar Garden in Lahore. Criteria r: (i) (ii) (iii) 6. Rohtas Fort. Criteria c: (ii) (iv) Rejected or Deferred Sites bv World Heritaae Commim: 1. Archaeological Ruins at Harappa. 1980. 2. Rock Carvings at the sacred rock of Hunza and near Gilgit and Chilas. 1980-81 3. Rani Kot Fort (Kirthar National Park) 1984 Please provide an analysis of the process by which these nominations are prepared, indicating also to which degree this was done in collaboration and w-operation with local a~~thoritiesand people: The archaeological sites I monuments which comes under the purview of the Antiquities Act, 1975 and having universal value are proposed for inscription on the World Heritage! List by the Department of Archaeology and Museums. All necessary steps are initiated in terms of these actsllegislations to complete the requirements with the help and cooperation of loci11 authorities and people or community concerned. Describe the motivation for entering into the nomination process: The cultural and natural heritage are among the priceless anc irreplaceable possessions, not only of each nation, but 01 mankind as a whole. Under the Convention for the Protection ol the World Cultural & National Heritage (1972), it is the prime responsibility of Pakistan to take appropriate actions for the application of the Convention. In order to meet these worlc obligations, Department of Archaeology and Museums perform its responsibilities to process the nominations at UNESCO. -- -- Detail the obstacles and difficulties encountered in process as well as the perceived benefits of World Heritage listing and the lessons learnt: A number of obstacles and difficulties are reported to encountered in the process of nomination such as: (1) access I approach to the siteslmonuments in case the property is under private possession, (2) agreement to sale the land or property in case of private ownership, (3) proper up-keep of the sitelmonument, (4) protection against illegal digging~~lvandalism, (5) to control over the encroachments, (6) technical and legal formalities, (7) involvement of relateid local govemmentslauthorities. 1.3 Protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural and natural heritage This item refers in particular to Articles 4 and 5 of the Corivention, in which States Parties recognize their duty of ensuring the identifi'ztion, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future gtmerations of the cultural and natural World Heritage and that effective and active measures are taken to this effect. Article 5 of the Convention specifies the following measures: General policy development Provide information on the adoption of policies that aim to give the cultural and natural heritage a function in the life of the community, including the dates of their elaboration and implementation: The Antiquities Act 1975 of Pakistan provide!; adequate measures regarding protection of cultural heritage and its preservation as well as cultural values. Besides, the masses have great emotional attachment with our cultural heritage and people are themselves determined to protect t:he cultural heritage of Pakistan. Provide information on the way the State Party or the relevant authorities has (have) taken steps to integrate the protection of World Heritage properties into comprehensive planning programmes. Indicate also the level on which the integration takes place (e.g. national, state I provincial or local): Keeping in view the importance of siteslmonumemts inscribed on World Heritage list by UNESCO special steps and measures are undertaken by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan to ensure the proper protection, presewation and projection of the concemed. The concerned authorities attend the property undler various programmeslschemes such as Public Sector Development Programme, Annual Development Programme as well as special grants. These measures are mostly undertaken on national level. Indicate areas where improvement would be desirable, and towards which the State Party is working: The Department of Archaeology and Museums being the custodian of the nation's cultural heritage tries its best level to obtain substantial funds for proper preservation and conservation of the property concemed through Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism &Youth Affairs under diffe~,entsources such as Annual Development Programme. Public Sector Development